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New Zealand at Home - Modernism Triumphant (Episode Six)

New Zealand at Home - Modernism Triumphant (Episode Six)
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New Zealand at Home - Modernism Triumphant (Episode Six)
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Design historian Douglas Lloyd Jenkins (The Big Art Trip) hosts this series celebrating 100 years of New Zealand home architecture. This episode looks at the post-war modernist style, which took hold in the 1950s and 60s. Examples include Christchurch’s Dorset Street Flats (designed by a young Miles Warren) and Wellington’s narrow Jellicoe Towers. Residents offer their take on living in these unique homes. Lloyd Jenkins also takes a look at the unique schools of architecture that took hold in...

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2006
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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/new-zealand-at-home-episode-six-2006
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peter beaven / nazi / swastika / nationalism / judaism / european / fascism / architecture / house / home design / modernism / lang house / ernst plischke / john beaglehole / open plan / culture / dorset street flats / miles warren / jane chetwynd / christchurch / wellington / landlord / rental / mackay house / william toomath / pavilion / apartment / everton terrace / allan wild / peter heginbotham / maurice watson / zana feuchs / williams group / jellicoe towers / don donnithorne / george lucking / auckland / dobson house / talbot house / james hackshaw

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